Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco de Venezuela
  4. Bolívar
  5. 50 Bolívares
  6. Design B
  7. Type B
  8. Agosto 30 1938
  9. bbdv50bs-bb05-6
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Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela
Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela
Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela
20 Bolívares 40 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares
Design A, Type A Design B, Type B Design C, Type A
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Septiembre 26 1929

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Noviembre 14 1930

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Enero 17 1931

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Septiembre 27 1935

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Octubre 15 1935

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Octubre 30 1935

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Noviembre 30 1935

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Enero 31 1936

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Febrero 28 1936

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Marzo 13 1936

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Marzo 30 1936

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Abril 21 1936

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Abril 28 1936

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Julio 30 1936

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Agosto 26 1936

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Septiembre 14 1936

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Septiembre 18 1936

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Septiembre 29 1936

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Octubre 27 1936

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Agosto 30 1938

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Abril 28 1939

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Junio 28 1939

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Septiembre 14 1939

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Septiembre 26 1939

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Octubre 27 1939

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Noviembre 23 1939

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Obverse
Piece bbdv50bs-bb05-6 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Numisur
Reverse
Piece bbdv50bs-bb05-6 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Numisur
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Characteristics from Design B, Type B
  • Identification Code: bbdv50bs-bb
  • Size: 177 x 75 mm (6.97 x 2.95 in.)
  • Obverse: On the right, allegorical of a seated woman. In the center, inside a circle the denomination value "50". On the left, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA", the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs 24.000.000.", "VALE POR", the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares» and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». On the upper left corner and bottom corners the denomination value "50" inside a circle. In the upper right corner the face value "50 BOLIVARES". Above, of the issuer name, the date filling space "Caracas, ______ 19__".
  • Reverse: Orange background pattern. In the center, inside a circle Coat of Arms with the motto "INDEPENDENCIA", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDERACION", on each side the denomination value "50" within a guilloche. on each side Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
  • Production information: November 1926: 100,000 pieces (serie 5 and 6, interval 44001 - 99999 and 100000 - 144000), November 1934: 100,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 144001 - 244000), March 1936: 60,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 244001 - 304000), December 1936: 60,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 304001 - 364000), August 1939: 46,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 364001 - 410000)
  • Design variations in the obverse: From Design C, Type A, in the signature zone, there was added a security background with guilloche patterns.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv50bs-bb05-6
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Agosto 30 1938
  • Serie: 6. 6 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 3 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Known 303221 - 308705
  • Known pieces or cases: 303221, 305468 and 308705
Update known serial number interval
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Warning
- Due to the absence of official information on the banknotes issuance made by private and public entities before the creation of the Central Bank of Venezuela, the list includes known pieces or pieces referenced in a bibliography.
Signatures
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: Unknown
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: Unknown
Identification in other catalogs
NOTE: The piece identification from the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM) used in this website is updated to: Specialized issues (7th edition - 1995), General issues 1368-1960 (14th edition - 2012) and Modern issues 1961-2019 (25th edition - 2019)
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